Chapter 1001: Have You Heard the New Year Legend?

"Uh..."

Cai Xiaotang hadn't expected him to be so direct. She paused for two seconds before readily admitting, "Yes! So the secrecy must be strictly maintained!"

"You absolutely cannot let him know!"

Her inexplicable mood affected Laoqi on the other end of the line.

Laoqi also promised very solemnly, "Understood! Mission guaranteed to be accomplished!"

"Mm! Then I'm counting on you! I trust you to get it done!"

Cai Xiaotang felt much more at ease. After finishing, she urged, "By the way, be careful when you come. It's best if you don't let him discover you've been here. Just quietly give the item to me. Is that difficult?"

"It shouldn't be!"

Laoqi agreed readily once again.

Only then was Cai Xiaotang completely reassured. She gave a final instruction: "Then it's settled. I'll send you a message after I wake up the day after tomorrow morning, and you come over. We'll see each other then!"

"Understood! Awaiting Madam's instructions!"

Both of their tones were inexplicably serious, as if they had forged some incredible revolutionary friendship.

After speaking, Cai Xiaotang gave two more reminders before hanging up the phone with peace of mind, unable to help but smile triumphantly.

Done!

The gift problem was finally solved!

Guaranteed to give that guy a big surprise!

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang was just about to turn around and lie on the bed in high spirits.

The next second—"Who else did you make plans to 'see each other' with? Hmm?"

A warm embrace covered her from behind, enveloping her in his arms.

Cai Xiaotang stiffened abruptly. A look of guilt flashed across her face, but she quickly feigned that nothing had happened and retorted, "When did you come out? Why was there no sound when you walked..."

"It's because you were too focused on your phone call."

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow, turned her around, and pressed her directly onto the sofa, continuing to ask domineeringly, "You still haven't said who you made plans with..."

His expression was somewhat dangerous, and his palm was not behaving, slowly moving down along her waistline.

Alarm bells rang in Cai Xiaotang's heart. She hurriedly answered loudly, "It's with my colleague! We agreed to go shopping when we have time in a few days!"

Cai Xiaotang decided to take a gamble, not knowing if Li Xiao had only heard this last sentence.

As soon as the words left her mouth—"A colleague, huh..."

Li Xiao nodded. As expected, he did not continue to press, but leaned down with slight dissatisfaction and bit her neck.

"I told you to stay home and keep me company during this time, yet you're still thinking about going out to play? It seems I can only try a little harder... so you won't have the energy to think about going out..."

"What are you trying to do?"

Cai Xiaotang instantly moved backward, feeling wary.

But the sofa was only so big; no matter how she moved, she was still in someone's arms.

Not only did she fail to escape, but her exposed skin rubbing against his even carried the suspicion of "seduction."

Li Xiao's eyes darkened bit by bit. He took the opportunity to grab her wrists, pinning them above her head, and smiled with a "kind" expression.

"What do you think?"

He asked leisurely, leaning down to press against her lips.

"We have to stay up for the New Year tonight. It's only eleven o'clock now, how can you sleep?"

The tail end of the last word vanished between their pressed lips.

The "resistance" that could hardly be counted as such also melted into the warm embrace.

The nightmares of the past seemed to have long been smoothed away by the person before her.

Now, all that remained was the uncontrollable trembling caused by his every touch.

One hour later—"You... don't go too far!"

Cai Xiaotang's waist felt weak, and she was almost entirely sunken into the center of the soft, large bed. It would take all her strength just to move a finger.

Li Xiao chuckled. He didn't continue to "torment" the person in his arms, but reached out to touch the phone on the side, glanced at the screen, and then turned to lean close to Cai Xiaotang's ear.

"Stop messing around..."

Cai Xiaotang's breath was filled with his pleasant scent.

Sensing the hot breath landing on her ear again, half of her body instantly went limp, and she hurriedly tried to avoid it.

Immediately after, she heard—"Do you know that besides the night, there is also a fireworks time announcement on the hour?"

"What?"

Cai Xiaotang was dizzy and didn't react to what he was saying for a moment.

The next second—"Boom!"

A huge sound of fireworks suddenly rang out in the distance.

Li Xiao's low, slightly hoarse voice sounded again.

"It's twelve o'clock, little pufferfish, Happy New Year."

Cai Xiaotang widened her eyes abruptly, finally vaguely remembering that she had indeed heard the sound of fireworks on the hour in the past.

It was just that she had never paid attention to it.

Her eyes suddenly couldn't stop feeling sore.

Even though she should have smiled and wished the other person a Happy New Year, she didn't dare to open her mouth.

She was afraid that once the words reached her lips, they would be accompanied by a sobbing tone, inviting the other's "mockery" once again.

But the mist that flashed across her eyes was still discovered.

There were clearly no lights on in the room.

Li Xiao, however, suddenly rubbed the corner of her eye gently, wiping away the tear that was about to fall, his tone as infuriating as ever.

"No way, you're crying from being moved already?"

"I'm not crying!"

Cai Xiaotang immediately retorted, but the emotion in her heart could not be hidden at this moment, and there were some things she had never said to him that she couldn't help but want to tell him at this special moment.

"Li Xiao."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly burrowed further into Li Xiao's embrace and asked, feigning calmness: "Do you know why I insisted on leaving before the New Year before?"

"Why?"

Li Xiao's expression changed slightly, but his tone still sounded as calm as ever.

Cai Xiaotang was quiet for two seconds before continuing: "Because...

If I spent such an important festival where the whole family is together with you, I might not be able to bear to leave..."

"You..."

Not expecting such a reason, Li Xiao was uncharacteristically at a loss for words, feeling both amused and heartbroken at the same time.

Immediately after, he couldn't help but lower his head and lightly bite her lower lip.

"Saying things like that while leaning in my arms... it seems you aren't tired anymore?"

His tone became dangerous again, and as he spoke, his palm wrapped around her waist once more, pulling her close abruptly.

"Hey, you..."

Cai Xiaotang was already limp all over; she didn't expect this person to be such a "beast" and was about to accuse him immediately.

But before she could open her mouth—"Right."

Li Xiao seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked mysteriously: "Have you ever heard of the New Year's Eve legend?"

"What legend?"

Cai Xiaotang's attention was instantly captured, and she was completely bewildered.

Immediately after, she felt him press his body directly against her, pinning her down once more!

His low voice was exceptionally seductive at this moment—"That Ferris wheel legend from before was too childish; the New Year's Eve legend is one that only adults can hear..."

As he spoke, his kisses fell slowly onto Cai Xiaotang's cheeks, the corners of her lips, and her shoulders.

"Legend has it that as long as two people in love are together at the turn of the old year into the new..."

Li Xiao deliberately drew out his voice.

He watched as her sparkling eyes stared at him without blinking, seemingly still waiting for him to continue.

The next second—he curled his lips and, with a mischievous thrust, moved.

"Mm..."

An uncontrollable exclamation escaped Cai Xiaotang's lips, and she immediately punched his shoulder in annoyance.

Li Xiao took a deep breath before continuing: "Just like this...

... this means that the two people's relationship from the previous year is solid, and the new year will also be sweet..."

"I'm not listening to your nonsense! Mmph..."

Cai Xiaotang retorted indignantly, amidst the irresistible tingling sensation spreading through her entire body.

Li Xiao laughed triumphantly, leaning down to plant who knows which kiss of the night against her ear.

"Whether it's nonsense or not, won't you know once we try..."